Definition of flare Flare
/flɛˈɹ/ - [fler] - flare
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NounPlural: flares |
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| flare - a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate | ||
| flash | ||
| visual signal a signal that involves visual communication | ||
| star shell an artillery shell containing an illuminant | ||
| bengal light a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework | ||
| flare - a sudden burst of flame | ||
| flame, flaming, fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" | ||
| flare - (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield | ||
| fly ball, fly (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air | ||
| flare - a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| flare - a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" | ||
| flair | ||
| shape, form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" | ||
| flare - a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage" | ||
| flare - am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) | ||
| flare - a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" | ||
| flare - reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation | ||
| flare - a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" | ||
| flare pass | ||
| flare - a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference | ||
| solar flare | ||
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| flare - shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" | ||
| flame | ||
| beam, shine smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression | ||
| blaze up, flame up, burn up, flare burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" | ||
| flare - burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" | ||
| flame up, blaze up, burn up | ||
| combust, burn cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" | ||
| flare - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" | ||
| erupt, irrupt, flare up, break open, burst out | ||
| deepen, intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" | ||
| flare - become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" | ||
| flare out | ||
| widen become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flare (Noun)
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy. - flare (Noun)
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width. - flare (Noun)
The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing. - flare (Noun)
A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders. - flare (Noun)
An aircraft-released countermeasure to counter an infrared- homing missile. - flare (Verb)
To blaze brightly. - flare (Verb)
To burn unsteadily. - flare (Verb)
To burst out suddenly, as in anger. - flare (Verb)
To open outward in shape. - flare (Verb)
To cause to burn.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- flare (v. i.)
To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. - flare (v. i.)
To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. - flare (v. i.)
To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. - flare (v. i.)
To be exposed to too much light. - flare (v. i.)
To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. - flare (n.)
An unsteady, broad, offensive light. - flare (n.)
A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. - flare (n.)
Leaf of lard.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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flare
flār, v.i. to burn with a glaring, unsteady light: to glitter or flash: to display glaringly.—n. an unsteady light.—p.adj. Flā′ring, giving out an unsteady light: gaudy.—adv. Flā′ringly.—adj. Flā′ry. [Prob. Scand.; cf. Norw. flara, to blaze.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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flare
In ship-building, is flanching outwards, as at the bows of American ships, to throw off the bow-seas; it is in opposition to tumbling home and wall-sided. -
flare
A name for the skate, Raia batis. -
flare
To rake back, as of a fashion-piece or knuckle-timber.
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